Inland Empire California (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Famed drummer of the sixties and seventies will receive Lifetime Achievement Award for his years of recording and performing.
mapsadaisical (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
As John Maynard Keynes was quick to point out, the economics of being in a band with around ten members aren’t too healthy. “You can’t be in it for the money, without recording crass reggae covers of Neil Diamond songs”, he rightly said. You’ve got to really love what you are doing, and in [...]
Viaspire - Define.Innovate.Maximize (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
If you are like me, you've visited Ticketmaster to find and buy tickets 100 times. Over the years, the process of buying tickets online has evolved and improved as new technologies have improved both the ticket selection process for different...
MSNBC.com: Today (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Slide show"Hannah Montana” star is a money-making sensation in music, TV and film. more photosSlide showFrom Rihanna to Neil Diamond, check out the latest music stars that have rocked out the Plaza this summer. more photos
Band Weblogs (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
MySpace Secret Shows is pleased to announce that The Hold Steady, one of the most critically lauded bands of the last decade, will play a small intimate show at The Railyard in Billings, MT on Thursday, July 24, 2008 ...
2008 Presidential Campaign Blog (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
What They’re Saying About the Republican National Convention Convention Preparations on Target "Indeed, both parties were interested in St. Paul's bid but Republicans moved more quickly and grabbed it first. And their convention planning so far [has] been a model...
Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Yours truly is a credentialed member of the media for the Republican National Convention in St. Paul in September. It will unquestionably be the highlight of my blogging career. In a press release, the RNC announced today that the arena which last week hosted a Neil Diamond concert is now being transformed for the convention. Today marks the handover of the Xcel Energy Center to planners for the 2008...
StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
More than 16,000 people -- mostly women wearing official T-shirts like the ones declaring "Neil Diamond Rocks" -- turned out on Saturday and again Sunday to see the first two shows of the 67-year-old pop icon's North American tour. To be sure, there were some opening-night glitches -- like when Diamond, after the first number, shouted, "Hello Saint" and no one heard the "Paul" because of technical...
StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Qwest alone is bringing in five trailers of equipment today as it starts to wire the Xcel. "You could probably run one or two corporations for the equipment we are installing," said Trent Clausen, director of operations for the Qwest network at the convention. The company has been developing its plans for 14 months.People familiar with the Xcel will "see something they haven't seen before when they...
Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Hey Boston, when you hijack a good Neil Diamond song away from the people, don't think there isn't a price to pay. Panther of the Game: Casey Kotchman
StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
This just in: Neil Diamond did not wear one of his patented garish beaded shirts Saturday night at Xcel Energy Center.That’s like Tina Turner not shaking it in a short dress, Cher not sashaying in a wig, Prince not prancing in high heels.On the opening night of his 37-city North American tour, Diamond was sporting a tailored black sportcoat, black pants with black beads on the outside seams and a black...
Afrigator (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
NewbieKarma: 1 OfflinePosts: 37Referrals: 0 « on: July 18, 2008, 12:47:43 AM »Now that I know you guys a few weeks, guess I should show you mine!!Picture quality isn't great,but here goes. First, a badly composed group-pic:My first electric, bought second-hand about two years ago, is a Cort X-6. Five pickups and a really fat tone. Sufered early retirement a few months ago when a drunk idiot stumbled...
StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
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Apropos of Something (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
What’s the most embarrassing song on my iPod? So many worthy contenders… I’m extending a free pass to anything by the Monkees or Neil Diamond, because both acts are kinda awesome (in spite of their cheesiness). Yes, I’ll cop to having an Ashlee Simpson song on my iPod (the Timbaland-produced “Outta My Head”), as well as [...]
Rock Sellout (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Rick Rubin, who’s bestowed his magical bearded touch on Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond, is taking oldsters Crosby, Stills & Nash under his wing for an album of covers. Fresh off the documentary “CSNY: Deja Vu“, the perennial tour dogs are, as usual, on the road. All three are currently doing dates with [...]
